[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 21 (Thursday, March 5, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1385-S1386]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           ORDER OF PROCEDURE

  Mr. CHAFEE. Mr. President, we are going to vote now. We were 
scheduled to vote at 10:30. I would like to stick with that if I could. 
I just don't want this to get into a budget discussion here on the 
floor of the Senate at this particular time as we are trying to dispose 
of this legislation.
  I do not like to cut off the Senator----
  Mr. CONRAD. I ask the Senator from Rhode Island, since the other side 
has raised the issue, the leader has given

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me authority to take 3 minutes of leader time to respond, and I think 
just in fairness we ought to be permitted to do that.
  Mr. CHAFEE. Well, if you want 3 minutes, go to it. But, please, no 
more than that because we are anxious. We did promise the Senator from 
New Mexico we would deal with three quick amendments by unanimous 
consent that we can dispose of very, very quickly, and then I do want 
to go to these votes. Senators have made an effort to be over here. Why 
do you not proceed for 3 minutes, then we'll do the Bingaman amendments 
quickly, and then go to the vote--which should not be more than 5 
minutes from now.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair recognizes the Senator from North 
Dakota.

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